Charles J. Kinsolving III
The Right Reverend Charles James Kinsolving III | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of New Mexico and Southwest Texas | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | New Mexico and Southwest Texas |
| Elected | 1953 |
| In office | 1956-1972 |
| Predecessor | James M. Stoney |
| Successor | Richard M. Trelease Jr. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 1929 by Harry Tunis Moore |
| Consecration | October 27, 1953 by James M. Stoney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1904 |
| Died | March 14, 1984 (aged 80) Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
| Buried | Fairview Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Charles James Kinsolving, Jr. & Edith Minturn Lewis |
| Spouse | Mary Virginia Robinson
(m. 1932) |
| Children | 2 |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of New Mexico and Southwest Texas (1953-1956) |
| Alma mater | University of the South |
Charles James Kinsolving III (January 14, 1904 – March 14, 1984) was an Episcopal prelate who served as Bishop of New Mexico and Southwest Texas from 1956 to 1972.
Early life and education
He was born in Brooklyn on January 14, 1904, to Charles James Kinsolving, Jr. and Edith Minturn Lewis. He was educated at Terrill Preparatory School in Dallas, Texas, and then at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also attended the University of the South and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1925 and a Bachelor of Divinity in 1930. He married Mary Virginia Robinson on August 2, 1932 and together had two children.[1]
Ordained ministry
Kinsolving was ordained deacon in June 1928, and a priest in January 1929 by Bishop Harry Tunis Moore of Dallas.[2] He served as curate at St Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas, Texas between 1928 and 1929 and then priest-in-charge of the churches in Greenville, Texas, Denton, Texas, and Commerce, Texas from 1929 to 1936. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa. Between 1928 and 1936 he also served as chairman of the Student Work committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. From 1937 to 1938 he was chairman of the Department for Christian Education, and from 1938 as chairman of the Department of Christian Social Relations.[3]
Bishop
In 1953, Kinsolving was elected Coadjutor Bishop of New Mexico and Southwest Texas and was consecrated on October 27, 1953 in St John's Cathedral by Bishop James M. Stoney.[4] He succeeded Stoney as diocesan in 1956 and retained the post until his own resignation on January 14, 1972. He died on March 14, 1984 in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was buried in Fairview Cemetery.[5]
References
- ^ "KINSOLVING, CHARLES JAMES, III". Who's Who in the West. 13: 364. 1972.
- ^ "KINSOLVING, Charles James, 3rd". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 201. 1953.
- ^ "CHARLES JAMES KINSOLVING, III, D.D. (525)". Lighting the Candle; the Episcopal Church on the Upper Rio Grande. 1961.
- ^ "Bishop Kinsolving Consecrated". The Living Church. 127 (19): 8. November 8, 1953.
- ^ Davis, C. (2009). From a Grain of Mustard Seed, p. 168. Lulu. ISBN 0557027632.
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